19721003 Regular City Council Meeting - Minutes
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
HELD OCTOBER 3, 1972 AT TWO O'CLOCK
P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER OF THE
CITY HALL LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE
AVENUE~ VERNON~ CALIFORNIA.
COUNCIL PRESENI': Anderson, Furlong, Malburg, Taverne11i, Ybarra
COUNCIL ABSENI': None
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Furlong.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Tavernel1i, that
minutes of the meeting of September 19, 1972 be approved as written
and submitted. Motion carried.
Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works,
dated September 18, 1972, transmitting Los Angeles County Flood
Control District Storm Drain Bond Issue Project 4250 plans and
speCifications; recommending that the plans and specifications be
approved and that the District be .authorized to proceed with the
construction and that permission be granted to occupy and use the
public streets in the City of Vernon to construct, operate and main-
tain said installation; and further recommending that the District
be informed that no relocation costs associated with the project
will be borne by the City of Vernon, was presented.
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that the
recommendations of the Director of Public Works, dated September
18, 1972, be approved. Motion carried.
Communication from C. H. McGovern, City Attorney, dated
September 18, 1972, in response to the letter from Sergeant G. W.
Walter, dated August 24, 1972, addressed to the City Council, was
presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Anderson, that the
request of Sergeant G. W. Walter as outlined in his letter, dated
August 24, 1972, be denied. Motion carried.
Summons in connection with Case Number 37978 filed in the
Municipal Court of California, County of Los Angeles, by Julio Hoyos
vs. Richard L. Ellingson; Adee Plumbing & Heating, Inc., a corpo-
ration; Jack Stephen Plumbing & Heating, a corporation; City of Los
Angeles, a municipal corporation; City of Vernon, a municipal
corporation; County of Los Angeles; Does I through XII, inclusive,
for personal injury, was presented.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that Summons
in connection with Case Number 37978 filed in the Municipal Court
of California, County of Los Angeles, by Julio Hoyos vs. City of
Vernon and others, for personal injury, be denied and referred to
the City Attorney and the City's insurance carrier for necessary
action. Motion carried.
Communication from R. H.. King, Director of Public Works,
dated September 22, 1972, transmitting a Grant Deed from Eva C.
Schefferly and Alice Handova, Trustees, covering a portion of the
property on the north side of 26th Street west of Soto Street; and
recommending that the deed be accepted and that the grantor be
advised of the official recordati. on, was presented.
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It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Tavernel1i, that Grant
Deed be accepted from Eva. C. Scheffer1y and Alice Handova, Trustees,
and that the Mavor and the City Clerk be authorized to execute
Certificate of Acceptance. Motion carried.
Communication from F. A.. Ziemer, City Clerk-Director of
Finance, dated September 25, 1972, recommending that Mrs. Lois
Zaltosky be reimbursed the sum of $3.00 from the Education and
Training Budget appropriation for tuition for an Intermediate
Accounting Course at Cerritos College, was presented.
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Ybarra, that the
recommendation of the City Clerk-Director of Finance, dated
September 25, 1972, be approved and authority granted to issue
warrant in the amount of $3.00 to Lois Za1tosky. Motion carried.
Communication from C. E. Nemethi, M..D., Health Officer,
dated September 14, 1972, requesting authority for Louis S. Hauger
to attend the California Conference Directors of Environmental
Health - Executive Committee Meeting at Fresno, California on
October 12 & 13, 1972, with an expense allowance of $72.25, was
presented.
It was moved by Taverne11i, seconded by Ybarra, that the
request of the Health Officer, dated September 14, 1972, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrant in the amount of $72.25 to
Louis S. Hauger. Motion carried.
Two communications from R. H. Bockhacker, Police Chief,
dated September 26, 1972, requesting authority for A. E.. Chrisman
and J. R. Tucker to attend the 1972 Law Enforcement Intelligence
Conference at Fresno, California, from October 16 - 18, 1972
inclusive, with an expense allowance of $118.00 each, was presented.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that the
requests of the Police Chief, dated September 26, 1972, be approved
and authority granted to issue warrants in the amount of $118.00
each to A. E. Chrisman and J. R. Tucker. Motion carried.
Activity Log of the Police Department for the period
September 16 - 30, 1972 inclusive, was presented.
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Ybarra, that Activity
Log of the Police Department be received and filed. Motion carried.
Communication from the State of California, Division of
Highways, dated September 27, 1972, with reference to the Abandoned
Vehicle Abatement Program, transmitting a survey form relative to
this matter, was presented. (Copy to each member of the City Council'
It was moved by Anderson, seconded by Malburg, that survey
form relative to the Abandoned Vehicle Abatement Program be referred
to the Director of Public Works and the Police Chief for answering.
Motion carried.
Communication from R. H. King, Director of Public Works,
dated September 28, 1972, transmitting final report entitled "Traffic
Control Devices - Joint Study for the Cities of Bell, Huntington
Park, Maywood and Vernon; California Traffic Safety Program Project"
dated September 1972, was presented. (Copy to each member of the
City Council)
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It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Taverne11i, that
report entitled "Traffic Control Devices - Joint Study for the
Cities of Bell, Huntington Park, May~ood and Vernon; California
Traffic Safety Program Project" be received for study. Motion
carried.
"Warrant Register No.. 366" covering claims and demands
presented during the period September 16 to 30, which includes
Demands Nos. 2-2160 to 2-2226 (both inclusive) drawn on the United
California Bank, totaling $71,026.20 (Light and Power Warrants
$4,827.34) (Accounting Period October, 1972), was examined and
audited.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Anderson, that
''Warrant Register No. 366" be approved and payment authorized for
Demands Nos. 2-2160 to 2-2226 (both inclusive), with no exceptions.
Motion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Malburg, Tavernelli, Ybarra
Noes: None
Absent: None
Communication from the Employees Insurance Committee,
dated September 29, 1972, making certain recommendations with
reference to the Major Medical Group Insurance Plan, was presented.
(Copy to each member of the City Council)
It was moved by Malburg, seconded by Tavernel1i, that
communication from the Employees Insurance Committee, dated
September 29, 1972, be referred to the Finance Committee. Motion
carried.
Ordinance No. 836 - An Ordinance of the City of Vernon
designating Article VI to Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of
Vernon, California, 1959, and deleting Appendix I therefrom, was read
by title for a first reading.
It was moved by Ybarra, seconded by Taverne11i, that
Ordinance No. 836 receive and pass a first reading. Motion carried.
Ayes: Anderson, Furlong, Malburg, Tavernelli, Ybarra
Noe s : None
Absent: None
There being no further business to come before the meeting,
it was moved by Anderson, seconded by Taverne11i, that the meeting
adjourn. Motion carried.
ATTEST:
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F. A. ZIEMER, CITY CLERK-
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
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Lillian S. Lewicki,
Deputy City Clerk